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Johnny Wyrostek Johnny Wyrostek
Full name: John Barney Wyrostek
Born: July 12, 1919, Fairmont City, Illinois
Died December 12, 1986, St. Louis, Missouri
Buried at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Belleville, Illinois
First Game: September 10, 1942; Final Game: September 26, 1954
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 180
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1942 PIT N                 9    35    0    4   0   1   0    3    3    2   0   0       0    0      .114  .184  .171  -0.5 1942 PIT N
1943 PIT N                51    79    7   12   3   0   0    1    3   15   0   1       1    0      .152  .183  .190  -1.3 1943 PIT N
1946 PHI N               145   545   73  153  30   4   6   45   70   42   3  10       6    7      .281  .366  .383   1.5 1946 PHI N
1947 PHI N               128   454   68  124  24   7   5   51   61   45   4   4       9    7      .273  .364  .390   0.0 1947 PHI N
1948 CIN N               136   512   74  140  24   9  17   76   52   63   3   0       5    7      .273  .344  .455   0.3 1948 CIN N
1949 CIN N               134   474   54  118  20   4   9   46   58   63   2   0       7    7      .249  .333  .365  -1.5 1949 CIN N
1950 CIN N               131   509   70  145  34   5   8   76   52   38   5   3      14    1      .285  .357  .418   0.0 1950 CIN N
1951 CIN N               142   537   52  167  31   3   2   61   54   54   2   5      10    2   1  .311  .376  .391  -0.7 1951 CIN N
1952 CIN N                30   106   12   25   1   3   1   10   18    7   0   1       6    1   2  .236  .347  .330  -0.2 1952 CIN N
1952 PHI N                98   321   45   88  16   3   1   37   44   26   1   5       6    1   7  .274  .363  .352   0.2 1952 PHI N
1952 TOT N               128   427   57  113  17   6   2   47   62   33   1   6      12    2   9  .265  .359  .347   0.0 1952 TOT N
1953 PHI N               125   409   42  111  14   2   6   47   38   43   4   1       9    0   3  .271  .339  .359  -1.3 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N                92   259   28   62  12   4   3   28   29   39   1   3   4   7    0   0  .239  .314  .351  -1.4 1954 PHI N
Total                   1221  4240  525 1149 209  45  58  481  482  437  25  33   4i 80   33  13i .271  .349  .383  -4.9 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1950 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1950 NL   
1951 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1951 NL   
Total            Splits    2     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1942 PIT N        OF    8    18    1    0    1 1.000     8    0    0 
1943 PIT N        OF   20    34    0    3    0  .919     5    6    9 
1943 PIT N        3B    2     0    1    1    0  .500
1943 PIT N        1B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1943 PIT N        2B    1     0    0    1    0  .000
1946 PHI N        OF  142   388   18    8    4  .981     6  138    0 
1947 PHI N        OF  126   261   11    8    2  .971     0   27  100 
1948 CIN N        OF  130   331    8    8    1  .977     0  130    0 
1949 CIN N        OF  129   293   10    9    1  .971     2   60   67 
1950 CIN N        OF  129   238    8    5    0  .980    11    9  115 
1950 CIN N        1B    4    20    2    0    4 1.000
1951 CIN N        OF  139   255    8    8    2  .970     1    0  139 
1952 CIN N        OF   29    70    6    0    0 1.000     0   25    6 
1952 CIN N        1B    1     8    0    0    1 1.000
1952 PHI N        OF   88   202   10    6    1  .972     2    1   87 
1952 TOT N        CF                               -
1952 TOT N        RF                               -
1952 TOT N        OF  117   272   16    6    1  .980     2   26   93 
1953 PHI N        OF  110   192   11    8    2  .962     8    0  102 
1954 PHI N        OF   55    90    5    1    1  .990     6    0   49 
1954 PHI N        1B   22   187    9    3   20  .985
Total             OF 1105  2372   96   64   15  .975    49  396  674 
Total             1B   28   215   11    3   25  .987
Total             3B    2     0    1    1    0  .500
Total             2B    1     0    0    1    0  .000
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1950 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1950 NL           RF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1951 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1951 NL           RF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             OF    2    0    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    2 
Total             RF    2    0    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 10, 1941).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Johnny Podgajny and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Preacher Roe (September 30, 1943).

Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies with Al Jurisich (February 4,
1946).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eddie
Miller (February 7, 1948).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Kent Peterson to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange
for Bubba Church (May 23, 1952).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 5, 1955).


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